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**mikeyyuiok** · 08-06-2012, 11:53 AM

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Anyway, I am looking for a madhab that is close to Wahhabism and strict purdah is observed; and the muslimah's wear niqab.

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I went to the local mosque for junnah and a Moroccan brother invited me to his house for supper. When I got there dinner was ready and another muslim couple was also guests for dinner.

Both of their wives were not wearing hijab and we all sit down at one table to eat.

I remember feeling soo uncomfortable and really wanted to leave.

Is the issue deciding which madhab you personally want to follow OR which madhab's adherents you want to interact with?

If it is the former, then irrespective of what madhab you choose to follow you can elect to observe strict "purdah" and follow the most religiously precautionary (what some people might call "strict") rulings on matters (which it appears to be what the bulk of Salafi rulings on issues, where they differ with other madhabs, end up being).

So really, you could choose any madhab to follow PERSONALLY and you should be fine. However, regarding the madhab, understanding, and practice of other Muslims, your personal decision regarding what madhab to follow can in no way, positive or negative, impact that. Consider the two examples that you cited earlier. Irrespective of what your madhab would have been, the Saudi brothers would still not have allowed you to know their wives' names or interact with them. Similarly, irrespective of what your personal madhab may have been, the Moroccan brother, his wife, and the other couple would have still invited you to dine with them collectively.

Think about it.

08-06-2012, 11:53 AM	#13
mikeyyuiok Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 502 Senior Member	.... Anyway, I am looking for a madhab that is close to Wahhabism and strict purdah is observed; and the muslimah's wear niqab. ........... .... I went to the local mosque for junnah and a Moroccan brother invited me to his house for supper. When I got there dinner was ready and another muslim couple was also guests for dinner. Both of their wives were not wearing hijab and we all sit down at one table to eat. I remember feeling soo uncomfortable and really wanted to leave. Is the issue deciding which madhab you personally want to follow OR which madhab's adherents you want to interact with? If it is the former, then irrespective of what madhab you choose to follow you can elect to observe strict "purdah" and follow the most religiously precautionary (what some people might call "strict") rulings on matters (which it appears to be what the bulk of Salafi rulings on issues, where they differ with other madhabs, end up being). So really, you could choose any madhab to follow PERSONALLY and you should be fine. However, regarding the madhab, understanding, and practice of other Muslims, your personal decision regarding what madhab to follow can in no way, positive or negative, impact that. Consider the two examples that you cited earlier. Irrespective of what your madhab would have been, the Saudi brothers would still not have allowed you to know their wives' names or interact with them. Similarly, irrespective of what your personal madhab may have been, the Moroccan brother, his wife, and the other couple would have still invited you to dine with them collectively. Think about it.
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